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12:10 AM ET, January 8, 2015

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Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
Sharpening Contradictions: Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris  —  The horrific murder of the editor, cartoonists and other staff of the irreverent satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, along with two policemen, by terrorists in Paris was in my view a strategic strike, aiming at polarizing the French and European public.
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Bill / Catholic League:
MUSLIMS ARE RIGHT TO BE ANGRY  —  Bill Donohue comments on the killing of 12 people at the Paris office of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo:  —  Killing in response to insult, no matter how gross, must be unequivocally condemned.  That is why what happened in Paris cannot be tolerated.
NBC News:
Paris Attack Suspect Dead, Two in Custody, U.S. Officials Say  —  One of the suspects in the Paris attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has been killed and the two others are in custody, two senior U.S. counterterrorism officials told NBC News on Wednesday.  —  Authorities earlier had identified …
New York Times:
One Suspect Surrenders in Attack on French Newspaper; Two Others at Large  —  PARIS — The police organized an enormous manhunt across the Paris region on Wednesday for three suspects they said were involved in a brazen and methodical midday slaughter at a satirical newspaper that had lampooned Islam.
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Don't let murderers pretend their crimes are about cartoons  —  Yes, Charlie Hebdo was a magazine that delighted in controversy and provocation.  Yes, it skewered religion and took joy in giving offense.  Yes, the magazine knowingly antagonized extremists — Charlie Hebdo's web site …
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
23 Heartbreaking Cartoons From Artists Responding To The Charlie Hebdo Shooting  —  Cartoonists from all over the world mourn in the wake of a Paris shooting that killed as many as 12 people, many of whom are members of Charlie Hebdo.  —  1. David Pope … 2. Ruben L. Oppenheimer
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Internal CNN memo: ‘We are not at this time showing the Charlie Hebdo cartoons’  —  CNN is not showing detailed images of cartoons from the Charlie Hebdo magazine that could be viewed as offensive to Muslims, CNN senior editorial director Richard Griffiths said in a message sent to CNN staff Wednesday afternoon.
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Many Outlets Are Censoring Charlie Hebdo's Satirical Cartoons After Attack  —  News outlets shy away from publishing the controversial images of the paper's satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.  —  The cartoon of Muhammad that appeared on a 2011 cover of Charlie Hebdo.
New York Times:
‘Dangerous Moment’ for Europe, as Fear and Resentment Grow  —  LONDON — The sophisticated, military-style strike Wednesday on a French newspaper known for satirizing Islam staggered a continent already seething with anti-immigrant sentiments in some quarters, feeding far-right nationalist parties like France's National Front.
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Blasphemy We Need  —  In the wake of the vicious murders …
Guardian:
Charlie Hebdo shooting: eleven dead at Paris offices of satirical magazine - live updates
Anne Penketh / Guardian:
Fight intimidation with controversy: Charlie Hebdo's response to critics
Barney Henderson / Telegraph:
Paris Charlie Hebdo attack: live
Daily Mail:
12 DEAD IN PARIS MASSACRE: Islamic gunmen execute French police officer as he pleads for his life …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
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New York Times:
On Day 2, Senate Democrats Vow Aggressive Battle Against Republican Agenda
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Rove: Common Core is Jeb's ‘biggest challenge’  —  Karl Rove says Jeb Bush's support for Common Core education standards will be the biggest obstacle he faces as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination.  —  “Common Core is, I think, the biggest challenge he faces,” Rove said Tuesday on the Fox News show “America's Newsroom.”
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Chris Christie's Chances Are Overrated
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Boehner may let dissenters off the hook  —  A day after he took swift action to punish two allies who crossed him in Tuesday's vote for speaker, it looks like he might backtrack.  —  AP Photo  —  Some of the House conservatives who betrayed Speaker John Boehner might escape immediate retribution after all.
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Bloomberg.com:
Boehner Takes His Revenge on Republicans Opposing Him for Speaker
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Grassley sets timetable for Loretta Lynch hearings  —  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley plans to hold confirmation hearings for attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch in the last week of January or the beginning of February, an aide said Wednesday.
Discussion: National Review
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Reuters:
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
ISIS Is Losing Its Greatest Weapon: Momentum  —  There was a time when the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria appeared unstoppable.  In September and October, as the jihadist group captured territory through a major offensive in Iraq's Anbar province, culminating in the fall of the town of Hit on October 13 …
Discussion: CNN, Hot Air, The Daily Beast and The Dish
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Walker builds 2016 team with likely campaign manager  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will launch a new political organization in the coming weeks and has tapped a national political strategist to serve as his campaign manager should he decide to run for president, multiple GOP sources told CNN.
Discussion: Politico
Roger Friedman / Showbiz411:
Exclusive: Bill Cosby Co-Star Tony Winner Phylicia Rashad Speaks Out for First Time, Defends Her Friend  —  EXCLUSIVE It was just happenstance: I ran into Tony winner Phylicia Rashad today at Paramount's super elegant lunch for the movie “Selma” at the Metropolitan Club.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Problem With Meaning  —  Not long ago, a friend sent me a speech that the great civic leader John Gardner gave to the Stanford Alumni Association 61 years after he graduated from that college.  The speech is chock-full of practical wisdom.  I especially liked this passage:
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